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TIL that 3 current colleges in the U.S. were established in the 1600s: Harvard University (1636), College of William & Mary (1693) and St. John's College (1696)

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9wY6M TIL of the 1925 dystopian novel 'Berlin Without Jews'. In the book, a far-right nationalist political party takes power and expels all Jews from Germany, while society at large does nothing to stop them. When Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, the author committed suicide.
OoER7 TIL Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins later turned to professional wrestling, where he smashed an opponent over the head with a real guitar.
7RNp TIL: Over the whole Twilight series, there has been 24 minutes of just staring.
P5dg TIL that when Bruce Lee was young he came to America because he had a hit out on him for defeating an opponent with connections to a crime organization.
e0P0b TIL Amtrak trains that are running on time stop in their tracks during fall daylight savings time and wait an hour before resuming. For spring forward, the trains automatically fall behind schedule at 2 a.m. and just have to do their best to make up the time